The chemokines CXCL2, CXCL3,
IL-8/CXCL8 and CCL26, the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 and the receptor IL-1RL1 were expressed at
high levels after exposure to 7 M Cd2+ for 7 h. The expression of some important cytokines was further
studied in two different primary cell cultures from rat lungs.